Pin.



G. W. DOVER.

PIN.

APPLICATION FILED DEO.14, 1911.

Patented NOV. 4, 1913.

WITNESSES GEOflRiGr'E DOVER, OF CRJANSHEQN, RHTDJDE ISLAND.

PIN.

Specificationof Letters-Patent.

Application filed December 14, 1911.

Patented Nov. 4, 1913. Serial No. 665,758.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. DOVER, of Cranston, in the county ofProvidence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Pins; and I do hereby declare the followingspecification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings,forming a part of the same, to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof.

The invention relates to pins of the class commonly known as dress orbar-pins, and has for its object to provide pins of this character witha double or dual catch, the opening in one of said catch members beingupon the opposite side from the opening in the other of said catchmembers.

To this end the invention consists of the novel combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter described and more specifically setforth in the claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of my novel form of pin inclosed position. Fig. 2 is a side view of the same. Fig. 3 is a top planView. Fig. 4 is a sectional View on line 00-00, Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is asectional view on line y-y, Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents the front portion of the pinwhich is secured to the back plate 2 by rolling the edge of said frontplate over the edge of said back plate. The back plate 2 is providedwith a hinge member 3 adjacent one end and a catch member 4 adjacent theother end. Mounted to swing in the hinge member 3 is a pin-tongue 5, thepointed end of which is adapted to engage the catch member 4 through anopening 6 in one side thereof. Mounted upon the back plate 2 between thehinge-member 3 and the catch member 4 1s a second catch-member 7 whichis provided with a curved slot 8 upon the opposite side from the slot 6in the catch member 4.

In applying the pin, the pin-tongue 5 is run through the fabric in sucha manner that the portion of said pin-tongue opposite the catch member7, as Well as the pointed end, will be exposed. Said pin-tongue 5 isthen snapped into the curved slot 8 in the catch 7. Thls operationbrings the pointed end of the pin-tongue against the closed side of thecatch member 4. Said pointed end of the pin-tongue is then passed overthe top of the catch-member 4 and through the opening 6 lnto engagementwith said catch member. It will be seen that in passing the pointed endof the pin-tongue 5 over the top of the catch member 4 of the portion ofthe pin-tongue 5 which engages the slot 8 in the catch 7 will be passedagainst the inner end of said slot and a spring action will be set up inthe pointed end that will cause it to spring into the opening 6 in thecatch member 4 and to be held in place therein.

With theabove construction it will be seen that the catch 7 not onlyacts as a support to prevent the pin-tongue from being bent and pulledlengthwise out of the catch-member 4, butalso serves to lock thepin-tongue in position in both catch members, so that it cannot becomeaccidentally disengaged from either by any undue strain upon either sideof the pin. It will also be seen that the bottom edge of the slot 8prevents the pin-tongue from any movement toward the back plate 2 andthat said pin-tongue is locked against movement in every direction.

WVhat I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. An article of the character described comprising a body portion, apin-tongue hinged thereon, a catch member provided with an opening onone side adapted to receive the pointed end of said pin-tongue, and asecond cat-ch member provided with a slot located upon the opposite sidefrom the opening in said first catch member, the closed end of said slotbeing in line with the upper interior wall of said first catch member.

2. An article of the character described comprising a body portion, apin-tongue hinged thereon at one end, a catch member at the opposite endprovided with an opening on one side, a second catch member intermediatethe ends and provided with a curved slot oppositely disposed to theopening in said first catch member, the inner end of said slot being inline With the upper inteprevent any movement of the pin-tongue toriorWall of said first catch member. Ward the back-plate When the pin is inclosed 10 3. An article of the character described position.

comprising a body portion, a pin-tongue hinged thereon at one end, acatch member GEORGE DOVER at the opposite end, and a support interme-Witnesses:

diate the ends having a transverse slot in W. H. THURSTON,

line With said catch member and adapted to J. H. THURSTON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

